Bacterial adhesion to braided surgical sutures: an in vitro study

Boybeyi, ÖZLEM; Kacmaz, Birgul; Gunal, Yasemin; Gul, Serdar; Yorubulut, Serap; Aslan, Mustafa

doi:10.1007/s00238-015-1171-5

Bacterial adhesion to braided surgical sutures: an in vitro study

Boybeyi Ö., Kacmaz B., Gunal Y. D., Gul S., Yorubulut S., Aslan M. K.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.1-6, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00238-015-1171-5
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-6
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Surgical suture materials are accepted to be associated with a substantial proportion of surgical site infections. These infections are related with biofilm formation similar to that of other synthetic and implantable medical devices.